Week 5: 22-28

Question 1

Travesty

Answer 1

(n) A distorted, debased, grotesque, or inferior imitation or likeness
(n) An exaggerated burlesque or imitation of a serious literary work, usually grotesque incongruous

Question 2

Turpitude

Answer 2

(n) Depravity, baseness, or vileness

(n) A corrupt act

Question 3

Fervor

Answer 3

(n) Intensity or warmth of emotion

(n) Intense heat

Question 4

Cacophony

Answer 4

(adj.) Dissonance; jarring, harsh, or discordant sound

Question 5

Fledge

Answer 5

(v) To care for (as a young bird) until it is ready to fly
(v) To cover with or as with feathers
(v) To grow plumage needed for flight

Question 6

Impassive

Answer 6

(adj.) Not revealing, expressing, or betraying emotion

Question 7

Impecunious

Answer 7

(adj.) Penniless; without money